# PR8 2QX: area report for a postcode in Sefton

PR8 2QX is a postcode in Sefton.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Sefton. Open the map at PR8 2QX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) › [PR8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr8) › [PR8 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr8-2)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 100% on July. Sefton 012B: 32 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0518,53.6038,PR82QX
- **Ainsdale, 630 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0518,53.6038,PR82QX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0518,53.6038,PR82QX
- **No property in PR8 2QX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-3.0518,53.6038,PR82QX
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Sefton 012B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.0518,53.6038,PR82QX
- **£221,105 average price**: For the whole of Sefton, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0518,53.6038,PR82QX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0518,53.6038,PR82QX
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 910 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0518,53.6038,PR82QX
- **No gigabit broadband at PR8 2QX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0518,53.6038,PR82QX
- **Low road and rail noise at PR8 2QX**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.0518,53.6038,PR82QX
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.0518,53.6038,PR82QX
- **8.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0518,53.6038,PR82QX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Shoreside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shoreside-primary-school-e146313) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Merefield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/merefield-school-e152092) | Special | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ainsdale-st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e150557) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-meadow-primary-school-and-early-years-education-centre-e104886) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £360,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| April 2025 | £365,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2024 | £475,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2024 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2024 | £495,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| June 2024 | £320,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2025 | £345,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| August 2024 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Ainsdale (640 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: AINSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (880 m)
- Pharmacies: HIRSHMAN'S CHEMIST (880 m); FISHLOCK CHEMISTS (890 m)
- Dental practices: FAIRFIELD ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Ainsdale Station Rd Express (910 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £221,105** (August 2026). Sefton’s average house price was £221,105 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,937** (2025). Full-time workers living in Sefton earned a median of £36,937 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 120th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.0×** (2025). A home in Sefton costs 6.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.1** (2025). Sefton has a deprivation score of 25.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 80th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Sefton 012B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.5** (2025). Sefton 012B has a deprivation score of 8.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,854th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £355,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sefton 012B was £355,000 in 2025. Joint 11,304th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,444** (2021). Sefton 012B had 1,444 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,257th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 9.7%** (January 2026). In Sefton 012B, 9.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## PR8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £237,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PR8 was £237,500 in 2025. Joint 665th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 56,358** (2021). PR8 had 56,358 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 123rd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in PR8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 65.8%** (January 2026). In PR8, 65.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton)
- Centre: 53.6038, -3.0518

Council: [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Sefton Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sefton-central): Bill Esterson (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.0518,53.6038,PR82QX

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